Category Archives: Girls/Women
Riveters select Laguna Hills native, Lady Ducks graduate Pankowski with top pick in NWHL Draft
December 19th, 2018Laguna Hills native and Anaheim Lady Ducks graduate Annie Pankowski was tabbed as the first overall selection in today’s NWHL Draft by the Metropolitan Riveters. Pankowski currently sits second in University of Wisconsin scoring with 14 goals and 23 points in 18 games as a senior. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “Annie is a fabulous, dynamic…
Lady Ducks grad, Laguna Hills native Pankowski named WCHA Forward of the Week
December 11th, 2018The women’s WCHA today recognized four student-athletes as the WCHA Players of the Week, including University of Wisconsin redshirt-senior Annie Pankowski as Forward of the Week. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Pankowski tied for the NCAA lead with a WCHA-best three goals and extended her goal-scoring streak to seven straight games, the third-longest in Wisconsin history,…
Laguna Hills native, Lady Ducks grad Pankowski nets weekly WCHA honor
November 27th, 2018The WCHA women’s league announced its Players of the Week today and a California native made the cut. WCHA Co-Forward of the Week Annie Pankowski, Sr., Wisconsin Laguna Hills, Calif. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Pankowski had a weekend to remember for top-ranked Wisconsin, as she became the first player in program history to net game-winning…
Lady Ducks, THE RINKS bridge divide from trying hockey to playing hockey
November 26th, 2018You don’t have to convince Calien Gorsuch and Izzy and Grace Lynch about how effective a Girls Try Hockey for Free Day can be. The trio has gone from trying hockey to playing it at the AA level for the Anaheim Lady Ducks in a few short years – Gorsuch at 14U and the Lynches…
Oceanside native, Jr. Gulls product Gates wins ECAC Hockey weekly women’s award
November 13th, 2018Colgate women’s hockey freshman defenseman Tanner Gates has been named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Gates, an Oceanside native and former San Diego Jr. Gulls standout, recorded a point in both games at Robert Morris over the weekend. She had the primary assist on Bailey Larson‘s goal Friday night,…
Eastvale native, longtime California youth star Barnes wins women’s Hockey East weekly award
October 30th, 2018Boston College defenseman Cayla Barnes has been tabbed the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Barnes led Hockey East rookies and was tied for fourth nationally in freshman scoring after registering one goal and two assists in BC’s two-win weekend. She also led all conference blueliners in shots on…
THE RINKS, Lady Ducks boosting girls hockey in the state
October 25th, 2018We all know that hockey is growing in Southern California, but the one thing that you may not notice is how much of that growth is from female hockey players. According to USA Hockey’s 2017-2018 Final Registration Report, California contains the eighth-most female hockey players under the age of 18 in the country. With over…
Barnes, Petrie leading the way for California’s new wave of girls hockey stars
October 3rd, 2018That California would have women make two different U.S. Women’s Select teams is impressive enough. Factor in that these two were selected the captains for USA Hockey’s Under-18 and Under-22 teams tells us that not only is the state producing high-caliber players, but its programs also are helping develop some of the top players in…
San Diego Lady Oilers made up of big smiles, pony tails
October 2nd, 2018You have to begin somewhere. The San Diego Ice Arena has begun a grassroots program of forming all-girl hockey teams – the Lady Oilers. We have always encouraged girls to play hockey, but the numbers of girl players have started to rise. Historically, SDIA has had a sprinkle of one or two girls on a…
Gates, Moy, Smigliani helping to grow Jr. Gulls girls hockey
September 18th, 2018Girls hockey is growing at a rapid pace all across the country, and that growth has never been more evident in San Diego and with the Jr. Gulls youth program. Keely Moy, a local product who now plays NCAA Division I hockey at Harvard University, has helped with the boom in San Diego and along…